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Why We’ll Support Makinde – Arewa Community

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3 years ago

March 12, 2023

The Arewa community in Oyo State has declared that its decision to support Governor Seyi Makinde is not influenced by money.

DAILY POST reports that the Arewa community is the umbrella body of the Hausa ethnic group in the state.

The community noted that it decided to support the second term ambition of the governor due to what the governor has done for them.

It was learnt that some individuals had earlier claimed that they rejected money given to them by the governor to support him (Makinde) for another term.

The community has however said that it did not collect a dime before taking the decision to support the governor.

The community made this disclosure after a meeting of the leaders of the Arewa community with the governor.

The meeting was attended by Sarkin Sasa, Alhaji Haruna Maiyasin, Sarkin Hausawa of Ibadan, Alhaji Ali Xahiru Zungeru, Sarkin Sabon Garin Ogbomoso, Alhaji Haruna Bala Abdulsalam, Sarkin Hausawa of Sango Ibadan, Alhaji Awalu Abdullahi, Sarkin Hausawa of Bodija, Sarkin Hausawa of Oyo town, Youth Leader, PDP Arewa Community in Oyo State Alhaji Abdulazeez Kafo, leaders Jarmai of Ibadan, Alhaji Danjuma Yakubu and Alhaji Yahaya Dauda.

The leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Arewa community in the state, Alhaji Garuba Danladi who spoke after the meeting on behalf of the community, noted that the governor has done a lot of things for the community which made them to support him again without collecting any money.

Danladi who spoke with DAILY POST on Sunday, said that the entire Arewa community in the state, including the leaders and their followers, have decided to support the governor due to what he has done for them.

Danladi said: “We did not collect any money from the governor before we [decided to] support him.

“We did it purposely because of what Makinde has done for us. We [once] had problems with electricity for seven months and he gave us N5m to do it.

“He gave buses to the community to transport the dead ones to the cemetery. We also asked him for boreholes and he gave us.

“So, there are many things he has done for us which made us support him. Let others who are contesting come out and mention what they have done for the Arewa community. He did all these before campaigns.

“Those who attended the meeting with the governor are the leaders of the Arewa community. They are the one to speak on our behalf and they have already spoken.”

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Soludo Visits Tinubu, Goes Into Closed Door Session With President

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Report by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, Mr Chris Aburime stated that President Tinubu received the Anambra State Governor with excitement, describing him as his long standing friend of over 22 years.

Aburime said, “The President used the occasion to further congratulate Governor Soludo on his landslide victory in the just concluded Anambra gubernatorial election.

“Recall that President Tinubu had earlier issued a congratulatory message to Governor Soludo immediately the governorship election was concluded.”

Governor Soludo was declared winner with 73% of the votes cast by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
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JUST IN: El-Rufai Formally Joins ADC

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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

El-Rufai, a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, left the party earlier this year for the Social Democratic Party, SDP.

In his resignation letter from the SDP, dated November 26, 2025, the former governor stated that his focus is on contributing to the strengthening of a unified democratic platform that can offer a credible political alternative to the people of Nigeria.

“I wish to notify that I have resigned my membership of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, effective 26 November, 2025,” he said.